(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
really; truly; indeed; good grief
(not) even once; (not) ever
genius; prodigy; natural gift
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
results; record; grades; marks
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong